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Featured
Bodies and Rights: Women with Disabilities Speak Out Against Healthcare Discrimination, Prejudice in Nigeria
According to estimates, 50 per cent of Nigeria’s 25 million estimated People with Disabilities are women and girls. Healthcare or Heartbreak? discrimination faced by women with disabilities. On one occasion, Bilikisu Yakubu, a disability rights…
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News
Abia Government Announces Policy Plans on Paid Six Months Maternity Leave
The Abia State Government is considering a landmark policy to grant six months of paid maternity leave to nursing mothers and three weeks of paternity leave to fathers. The governor’s wife, Ms Priscilla Otti, revealed…
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Interview
“Our Uniqueness Is Power:” Blessing Nwoye on Empowering Girls with Albinism
Blessing Nwoye is a 19-year-old writer, spoken word artist, and contestant in the Misty Glam Albinism Pageant. She lives with albinism and uses her voice to advocate for inclusion and representation. Through her art and…
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Sports
Bench by Culture: The Struggles of Female Football Fans in Northern Nigerian Universities
Bello Rokeebat, a 300-level Social Sciences Education student at the University of Ilorin, has loved sport from her earlier days. Growing up, she often snuck out to watch football matches, jilting lessons and hopping fences,…
